Eating habits are different in different countries. The Chinese have a saying “Eating good things for breakfast, eat a big meal for lunch, but eat less at dinner.” Many Americans agree that one should start the day with a good breakfast, but their ideas about lunch and dinner are different.

Most Americans only give themselves a short time for lunch. So they eat a small lunch. After work, they will have more time to eat a big dinner. They usually have a big dinner at home with all the family talking about their day. It is a good way to take a rest after a long, hard day of work.

Eating at a restaurant is also different. In China, people like to talk and laugh while eating. Very often you can hear people talking and laughing loudly, and they are just having a good time. In America it is not like this. They don’t like the noises of the outside world. They want a quiet place to eat. If someone is talking too loudly, people in the restaurant may look at him or her angrily. If some people are talking too loudly, the manager of the restaurant may come out and ask them to be quiet.

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Dragons can be friendly or fierce (凶狠), they can bring good luck or cause death, but one thing is sure——people talk about them almost everywhere in the world.

1.In Chinese culture, dragons are generous and wise, although  they can be unpredictable.The dragon was closely connected to the royal family: the emperor's robes (礼袍) have a symbol of a gold dragon with five claws. According to popular belief, if you were born in the year of the dragon, you are intelligent, brave, and a natural leader.

But in the west, dragons had a different reputation (名声). The very first text in English, the Anglo-Saxon poem Beowulf, tells the story of a Scandinavian hero, Beowulf, who fights and kills a dangerous dragon but is himself killed in the fight. However, across the border in Wales, the red dragon which appears on the Welsh flag is a positive symbol, indicating strength and a sense of national identity.

Why should   the dragon have a different character   in different parts of   the world? Some experts believe it is due to the animals that the myths grew out of.   In the west, the   idea of   the dragon probably came   from   the snake—an animal which people hated and were afraid of.

But in China, the idea of the dragon may have come from   the alligator--a shy animal which lives in rivers, but which   is usually only seen when   there   is plenty of water--a good sign for agriculture(农业). So the Chinese dragon was a bringer of good fortune.